Body brace with adjustable hinge mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6676617
SERIAL NO

09703860

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An adjustable, removable, interlocking iliac crest belt for a body brace is disclosed. The belt can be secured to the inside of a posterior portion of the body brace, and is secured about the patient's waist and upper hip region, engaging the iliac crests of the patient and providing additional pressure and stabilization force. Adjustable hook and loop fastening elements can be used to fasten the iliac crest belt. The belt is intended for use in body braces of the type for immobilizing or stabilizing a patient's spine in a post-surgical therapeutic application, or for treating abnormal spinal curvature, which brace may include body-conforming front and back shell elements molded from plastic, and adjustable strap elements affixed thereto for attaching the shells together around the torso of the patient with a selected compressive force.

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BOSTON BRACE INTERNATIONAL INC20 LEDIN DRIVE AVON MA 02322

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Miller, John J Boston, MA 20 438

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